Removing the 'legacy of slavery': Military Bases gets renamed over 150 years after the Civil War


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Fort Lee, now Fort Gregg-Adams, is one of nine Army installations that will be renamed this year​


Fort Lee, an Army base in Virginia named after a Confederate general, was renamed on Thursday as Fort Gregg-Adams to honor Lt. Gen. Arthur Gregg and Lt. Col. Charity Adams, two Black officers who served in the U.S. Army.

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Removing the 'legacy of slavery': Fort Lee gets renamed over 150 years after the Civil War

Fort Lee, an Army base in Virginia named after a Confederate general, was renamed on Thursday as Fort Gregg-Adams to honor Lt. Gen. Arthur Gregg and Lt. Col. Charity Adams, two Black officers who served in the U.S. Army.
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The recommendations in the Naming Commission's final report specified new names for nine bases:
  • Fort Benning, Ga. – rename Fort Moore after Lt. Gen. Hal and Julia Moore.
  • Fort Bragg, N.C. – rename Fort Liberty after the value of liberty.
  • Fort Gordon, Ga. – rename Fort Eisenhower after General of the Army Dwight Eisenhower.
  • Fort A.P. Hill, Va. – rename Fort Walker after Dr. Mary Walker.
  • Fort Hood, Texas – rename Fort Cavazos after Gen. Richard Cavazos.
  • Fort Lee, Va. – rename Fort Gregg-Adams after Lt. Gen. Arthur Gregg and Lt. Col. Charity Adams.
  • Fort Pickett, Va. – rename Fort Barfoot after Tech. Sgt. Van T. Barfoot.
  • Fort Polk, La. – rename Fort Johnson after Sgt. William Henry Johnson.
  • Fort Rucker, Ala. – rename Fort Novosel after Chief Warrant Officer 4 Michael J. Novosel, Sr.
Military to proceed with changing the names of bases honoring Confederate generals
 
lol Removing the lipstick and makeup from the wolf doesn't change the nature of the wolf. "Don't you turn your back on those 'people' and never trust those folk."
 
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